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A close encounter with five wild boar in the Forest of Dean. |
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If you wish to have a say on the subject of wild boar in the UK not having the status of a closed season, there is now an e-petition available: The Provision of Seasonal Protection for Wild Boar in the UK
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Welcome to the first website devoted solely to the free-living wild boar in Britain.
After an absence of approximately 700 years, wild boar are roaming and breeding in the British countryside once
again! For such a large mammal to become accidentally reintroduced into Britain in this day and age is a truly remarkable event, and absolutely fascinating to follow.
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This site has been created to increase awareness and understanding of this tremendously interesting animal. The site acts as a focal point for news, views and opinions on all issues concerning wild boar. The site is non-judgemental, non-moralistic and simply reports factually on all the issues surrounding Britain's returning wild boar population. The site does not encourage the reintroduction of wild boar into Britain, nor does it discourage it. Our Primary Objective: Raise public awareness, and stimulate interest and understanding about Britain's free-living wild boar populations. The short, soundless video on the right highlights some of the issues that surround Britain's free-living wild boar populations.
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A wild boar sow amongst the brambles in an East Sussex woodland. This population established approximately fifteen years ago. The boar are active mainly at night (nocturnal behaviour) and are very wary of people. (© Martin Goulding)
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A sow suckling her young in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The Dean boar established approximately ten years ago and are often active during the daytime (diurnal behavior). Some of the Dean boar are less wary of people.
(reproduced with permission, © Ben Locke)
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Wild boar can venture from the woodlands into adjacent urban areas in search of food during their nightly forages. These wild boar are rooting up the grass verges looking for worms and grubs. In this situation they are an obvious road traffic hazard. Rooting in 'inappropriate areas' such as residential gardens or agricultural fields causes controversy. T (reproduced with permission, © Rob Ward) |
Wild boar piglets are very photogenic. Piglets begin to root for food from a very early age. (reproduced with permission, © Ben Locke) |
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Male wild boar have a more intimidating appearance and sport sharp tusks. Fortunately wild boar attacks on people are extremely rare, but as with all animals you may come across in the woods, including species of deer and certain breeds of domestic dogs, there is always an element of unpredtability you need to remain aware of. (reproduced with permission, © Lewis Thompson) |
Wild boar continue to be sighted in new areas - verification of wild boar in these southern England locations was achieved using automatically triggered night cameras (video reproduced with permission of Andy Halford, photo with permission of Chris Milton)
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Site last updated:
22 Jan 2011
Site email address: comment@britishwildboar.org.uk Site author: Dr Martin Goulding Tel: 07790 454228 Site author's email address: mjgoulding@mjgoulding.freeserve.co.uk |
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